Four dead in Tahlequah mobile home fire

Three people managed to escape the flames and smoke

Four people died in an early morning mobile home fire in Tahlequah Friday.

Cherokee County authorities haven't released many details, but it appears the call came in between 2:00 and 2:15 a.m. from the 21100 block of South Keeler Drive.

Different sources say between seven and eight people were in the mobile home at the time of the fire.

Investigators have just begun working on determining the cause of the fire; some witnesses reported hearing an explosion.

Reports indicate three adults and one child died in the fire.